Driving practice display device of surrounding vehicles

Abstract

A driving practice display device of surrounding vehicle, the device comprising: a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit for grasping positions of his or her own vehicle and surrounding vehicles; a driving practice grasping unit for grasping his or her own driving practice; a data transceiving unit for transmitting to each surrounding vehicle his or her driving practice data grasped by the driving practice grasping unit and for receiving driving practice data transmitted from the surrounding vehicles; and a control unit for displaying on a display unit positions of his or her vehicle and surrounding vehicles grasped by the GPS unit and for displaying on the display unit the driving habits of each surrounding vehicle based on the driving practice data of the surrounding vehicle received from the data transceiving unit, such that the driver can recognize the driving practice of the surrounding vehicle, thereby providing a safe driving to the driver.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A driving practice display device of surrounding vehicles, the device comprising: 
       a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit for grasping positions of his or her own vehicles and surrounding vehicles;  
       a driving practice grasping unit for grasping his or her own driving practice;  
       a data transceiving unit for transmitting to each surrounding vehicle his or her driving practice data grasped by the driving practice grasping unit and for receiving driving practice data transmitted from the surrounding vehicles, said driving practice data including directional data created by a driver and other data reflecting good or reckless driving practices; and  
       a control unit for displaying on a display unit positions of his or her vehicle and surrounding vehicles grasped by the GPS unit and for displaying on the display unit the driving habits of each surrounding vehicles based on the driving practice data of the surrounding vehicle received from the data transceiving unit.  
     
     
       2. The device as defined in  claim 1  further comprising a manipulating switch which is turned on and turned off in response to manipulation of a driver, wherein the control unit serves to perform a function of displaying driving habits of each surrounding vehicle when the manipulating switch is turned on, and when the manipulating switch is turned off the control unit does not perform the function of displaying the driving habits of each surrounding vehicle. 
     
     
       3. The device as defined in  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the control unit displays on the display unit each surrounding vehicle in different color in displaying each driving practice of the surrounding vehicles.